HISTORY QUIZ NO. 12
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:26 pm1 - Between which European Powers was the Crimean War mainly fought?
BITISH - FRENCH AGAINST RUSSIA
2 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?
ST. PETERSBURG
3 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?
WALLACHIA
4 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?
CENTRAL ASIA
5 - Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1945, replacing Winston Churchill?
CLEMENT ATTLEE
6 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?
THE SHOGUN
7 - Which of these modern-day areas did Rome not completely conquer?
A France B Spain C Germany D Greece
C. GERMANY
8 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?
GERMANY AND ITALY
9 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?
1929
10 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?
JEFFERSON DAVIS
11 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?
A The Fulda Gap B The Pusan Perimeter C The Maginot Line D The Falaise Gap
B. THE PUSAN PERIMETER
12 - Who was Premier of the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missle Crisis?
KRUSHCHEV
13 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?
A Madagascar B Sri Lanka C Zimbabwe D Mozambique
D. MOZAMBIQUE
14 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?
URUGUAY
15 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?
AUSTRIA
16 - How many U.S. Presidents were assassinated during their terms in office, and who were they?
4 / LINCOLN - KENNEDY - GARFIELD - MCKINLEY
17 - Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
A The Great Wall of China B The Great Library of Alexandria C The Taj Mahal D The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
D. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESUS
18 - Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?
BRAZIL
19 - What was Ferdinand de Lesseps's greatest achievement?
BUILDING THE SUEZ CANAL
20 - In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held?
YALTA
BITISH - FRENCH AGAINST RUSSIA
2 - In which city did the Russian Revolution start?
ST. PETERSBURG
3 - Fifteen-century ruler Vlad III Dracula ('Vlad the Impaler') is best remembered today for inspiring Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. What land did he rule?
WALLACHIA
4 - Where was the largest Jewish state in history located?
CENTRAL ASIA
5 - Who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1945, replacing Winston Churchill?
CLEMENT ATTLEE
6 - Before the Meiji Restoration, who was the effective ruler of Japan?
THE SHOGUN
7 - Which of these modern-day areas did Rome not completely conquer?
A France B Spain C Germany D Greece
C. GERMANY
8 - Between which two countries was the 1939 Pact of Steel signed?
GERMANY AND ITALY
9 - In what year did a Wall Street crash start the "Great Depression"?
1929
10 - During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America?
JEFFERSON DAVIS
11 - What is the red outlined area in the southeast corner?
A The Fulda Gap B The Pusan Perimeter C The Maginot Line D The Falaise Gap
B. THE PUSAN PERIMETER
12 - Who was Premier of the Soviet Union in the Cuban Missle Crisis?
KRUSHCHEV
13 - Which of the following was a Portuguese colony?
A Madagascar B Sri Lanka C Zimbabwe D Mozambique
D. MOZAMBIQUE
14 - What country won the first World Cup of football (soccer) in 1930?
URUGUAY
15 - To which country did Russia send 200,000 troops to stop its loss of land to multiple independent nations?
AUSTRIA
16 - How many U.S. Presidents were assassinated during their terms in office, and who were they?
4 / LINCOLN - KENNEDY - GARFIELD - MCKINLEY
17 - Which of the following is one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
A The Great Wall of China B The Great Library of Alexandria C The Taj Mahal D The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
D. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS AT EPHESUS
18 - Only one South American country had a Monarchy. Which was it?
BRAZIL
19 - What was Ferdinand de Lesseps's greatest achievement?
BUILDING THE SUEZ CANAL
20 - In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held?
YALTA
